Vietnam always attaches great importance to further tightening the traditional friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with African countries, said a Vietnamese official.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has emphasized the need to prioritise humanitarian assistance efforts to help Syrian people overcome the impact of the ongoing crisis in Syria.

VOV.VN - Kamal Malhotra, the outgoing resident coordinator of the UN in Vietnam, was honoured with the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia during a ceremony held on August 17 in Hanoi.

Deputy head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Pham Hai Anh hailed the recent developments in Somalia during the UN Security Council’s meeting on the Somali situation and activities of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) on August 12.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's intervention at the United Nations Security Council High-level Open Debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security - A Case for International Cooperation” is important, said Dr. James Rogers, Co-founder and Director of Research at the UK's Council on Geostrategy.

The Ministry of Public Security's ties with Thai agencies like the Royal Thai Police, National Security Council, and Ministry of Justice have been consolidated, bringing about practical outcomes, said Minister To Lam while receiving the new Thai Ambassador to Vietnam, Nikorndej Blankura.

VOV.VN - The nation condemns and calls for an immediate halt to attacks carried out against civilians, essential civil infrastructure, and humanitarian aid agencies and staff operating in Ethiopia.

Vietnam has called for increased efforts to address challenges, stabilise the political situation, develop the economy and improve the lives of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has called for closer co-operation among concerned parties in order to address ongoing security and humanitarian challenges in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Syria.

Vietnam has condemned attacks targeting civilians and civilian objects in Afghanistan at a UN Security Council’s virtual meeting on the Afghanistan situation on June 22.